An Assessment of Ergonomic Issues in a Middle East Engineering Procurement Construction Company

study conducted in a leading Engineering Procurement Construction and Installation company (EPCI) in Dubai, UAE. They operate between 2000 and 4000 employees depending on levels of work. The employees work within specific crafts that all do different levels of manual work. This research takes a close look at the incidents that have taken place and compares results between 2016 and 2017 incidents. From this came two particular groups of employee that appeared to be highly exposed and these were considered to offer a significant threat to the organization. Close examination revealed that the group’s structural fitter and pipe fitter were more prone to ergonomic issues due to the nature of the work they perform. Often in cramped and awkward positions over long periods of time were they were exposed to repetitive strain type injuries raised as a significant factor. The study took a closer look at the factors by conducted around one hundred field surveys that were validated using face-to-face discussion and focus groups. The findings are presented as a series of histograms with significance risk ranked according to specific ergonomic criteria. The research methodology was also supported by several research questions that ensured breadth and depth of inquiry. Along with factual representations that suggest that where incidents happen in the workplace, there is a high probability that ergonomics has been a major contributing factor.